Scattered Thoughts . . .

D uring our last weekend out of town just last month, we noticed a few significant problems with Sheila's car.  Actually, between the poor weather and the car problems, our three hour drive to Saratoga became something like seven or eight hours.  That was a brutal trip.   To make matters worse, I was feeling pretty miserable.  I had the flu or some virus that started the day before our trip and I'm still trying to clear our my lungs a month later.  Well...  my lungs have been problematic since my first of six confirmed bouts with COVID but things have been worse this past month very similar to my bouts with COVID...   not as severe, but bad enough.  This started the day before we left for Saratoga. We made it back home safely that weekend and without any additional problems but her car definitely needed some work done before our next trip which happens to be coming up quickly. Once Christmas was out of the way, I ordered all the parts we...

W e have an upcoming train show to attend very soon so I was looking at photos from past years to help me decide which camera gear to bring with me.  Sometimes what I choose works, sometimes it doesn't so I wanted to see what had worked in the past and choose that gear again for this year (or similar/better gear).  Plus, it's been so long since we've been at a train show that I can't remember what worked for me in the past so revisiting old photos helps for something like this.   Train shows are in huge warehouse-type buildings and tend to be rather dark.  Shooting photos of small models in less than good light can be tricky so, if you plan to come away from the show with some good photos, you need to have the right gear for the environment. We haven't attended this huge train show since 2019 due to the pandemic as well as my own poor health due to actually having the virus so we're looking forward to getting back to the show for a change. Unfortunately, the hot...